Doesn't the concept of IVs go against the whole philosophy of the anime?
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I'm not against IVs per se (though I think the game would be easier if they were removed) but when I try to make a coherent narrative about friendship with pokes in my head while I play the game (because I'm a dork like that) it somehow gets irreparably ruined by the fact that some pokemon are just born better than others. I suppose in that way pokemon is more realistic and more interesting, but while Ash Ketchum is trying to convince viewers that Paul was somehow wrong for releasing a crappy Starly, that is literally what competitive play demands.
Yes, I know they are going to change it with the bottlecaps in the new gen, but somehow this sort of rubs me funny - the whole show is about how with a dedicated trainer and lots of friendship, any pokemon can be strong, but the reality of the video game is the brutal opposite. Useless low IV pokemon are relegated to breeding trash or totally ignored - as if we were some sort of eugenic masterminds with no regard for our pokemon beyond their inborn potential. How can the show deviate so greatly from the reality of what competitive is - not only in terms of IVs, but also the fact that some pokemon were designed badly, and are really not viable.
This has always sort of depressed me.
